Final Synopsis & Treatment
Synopsis
Dance
Video:
A dance video set in present day that
follows a ghost/dancer who had lost her job and the workplace closed down. The
dance is set in an abandoned Grammar School in Swanage, the work place has
closed down due to a lack of funding and government neglect, the dance will
show how the character is feeling about the loss of her job through
contemporary dance, that will focus on treasuring the memories she had within
the school.
Treatment:
Story – The story will follow
an individual character/ghost whose workplace has closed down and their dance
will express their memories of the abandoned/ closed down location that is
being danced in, focusing on smaller actions which will remind the character of
the job they used to have. They appear to be reconnecting in their place of
work while disappearing and appearing in different places throughout the
school.
Themes – Loss of a job and
income. Loss of identity. Loss of a local business and something that would
have brought the community together. Emptiness and abandonment. Loss of
something, which was once loved (charitable reasons). The decaying of a
building, which could have had historical significance. Themes based around
Thatcherism and the top-‐down repression that was caused during the strikes in
the 1980’s.
Structure – a 6 minute video dance piece shot in the
location of an abandoned building, shots of the dancer interacting with the
building highlighting possible memories (intricate details, close-‐ups), wide
shots to show the scale of the buildings that have closed, solo dancer in a
huge environment to emphasis scale.
Developed ‘Ghost’ Idea
Idea as we are using derelict abandoned locations
we were advised to play around with the theme of ghosts. Usually ghosts are associated
with these types of locations and we thought it would visually pleasing and fun
to play around with this idea.
Ghost Definition:
An Apparition of a person, which is believed
to appear or manifest itself to living or inanimate objects Ghost Can also be used
as a
Verb
to describe a Glide: They ghosted up the
river The
Stone Tape Theory is a paranormal hypotheses which speculates that inanimate materials
can absorb some form of energy from living beings especially during moments of high
tension such as death or during intense moments of some ones life
Wikipedia
Research
The Stone Tape
Theory is a paranormal hypothesis. It Speculates
that inanimate materials can absorb some form of energy from living beings especially
during moments of high tension, such as murder, or during intense moments of someone's
life, in some cases hunting’s and apparitions have some kind of local imprint on
material structures or places
Synopsis
Dance Video
A dance video set in the present day that follows characters/dancers who have lost their jobs and their workplace is closing down, the dances will be set in these abandoned locations for example a small local mental hospital, a school and a theater. These workplaces have been closed down because of lack of funding or government neglect, the dances will show how the characters feel about the loss of their jobs through contemporary dance and focusing on the treasuring of the memories in the workplace they are assigned to.
Treatment
Story – The Story will follow various characters whose workplaces have closed down and their dances will express their memories of the abandoned/closed down locations they are dancing in, focusing on the smaller details and actions which will remind them of the job they used to do.
Themes – Loss of a Job and income, Loss of identity, Loss of local businesses and something that would have brought the community together, emptiness and abandonment, Loss of something which was once loved (charitable reason). The decaying of a building which could have had historical significance. Themes based around Thatcherism and the top-down repression that was caused during the strikes in the 1980s.
Structure – a 6 minute video dance piece shots of the abandoned building, shots of the dancer interacting with the building highlighting possible memories (intricate details, close-ups), Wide shots to show the scale or the buildings that have closed. Each building has a solo dancer. The camera should cut between dancers and locations in what is seemingly one perpetual motion. The sound/music that is wanted is classical due to the elegance and intimacy that comes with this genres use of a discrete build up into an orchestral summit.
